p. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK W.P.(C) No.34974 of 2025 Ratnamala Nayak …. Petitioner(s) (None) -versus- State of Odisha and another …. Opp. Party(s) Mr. Pravakar Behera, ASC (transport) CORAM: JUSTICE SIBO SANKAR MISHRA Order No. ORDER 15.04.2026 01. 1. None appears for the petitioner at the time of call. 2. The petitioner has filed the present writ petition, inter alia, making the following prayer:- “Therefore, the petitioner most respectfully prays that this Hon'ble Court may be graciously pleased enough to admit this writ petition, issue rule NISI calling upon the opposite parties to show cause as to why the VCRs under Annexure-2 series issued/drawn against the Vehicle of the petitioner bearing Regd. No. OD-01D-5537 shall be transmitted the to the Court of learned J.M.F.C.(Transport), Cuttack for disposal of the same as per law, And if the opposite parties do not show cause or show insufficient cause the rule may be made absolute by issuing appropriate writ directing the O.P.No.2 to transmit/forward the VCRs under Annexure -2 series to the Court of learned J.M.F.C.(Transport), Cuttack within a stipulated time.; p. 2 And further, be pleased to pass any appropriate writ(s), order(s), direction(s) as this Hon'ble court may deem fit and proper under the facts & circumstance of the case And for this act of kindness, the petitioner as in duty bound shall ever pray.”. 3. Mr. Behera, learned Additional Standing Counsel for the Transport Department submits that the State Government has taken a police decision on 12.03.2026 that in all the traffic challan matters where 50% penalty has been paid, the challan will be discharged. 4. In view of the policy decision taken by the Government, as has been stated by Mr. Behera, learned Additional Standing Counsel for the Transport Department, the writ petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to approach the appropriate authority under the policy decision dated 12.03.2026. (S.S. Mishra) Judge Swarna